wholesomeness

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The movie ultimately departs from the book’s conclusion, avoiding Mr. Mars-Jones’s tragic streak in favor of a turn that feels a little neat, the film slotted into its niche with a note of tidy wholesomeness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Can overwhelming wholesomeness be enough of a punchline to carry an entire series?

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

But it was her TV ads for orange juice—featuring her own children, a cartoon bird, and a lilting jingle about the “Florida sunshine tree”—that made her the nation’s leading avatar for white-bread American wholesomeness.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025

At the front of the station, a wall of reporters greeted Lee, who appeared tense and solemn — a sharp departure from his public image of clean-cut, jaunty wholesomeness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

It is evident, therefore, that bacterial growth in substances used as food is not necessarily injurious and may in some cases increase the palatability of food without destroying its wholesomeness.

From Food Poisoning by Jordan, Edwin Oakes